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Joanna Guelas

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Newman first aflw sydney indigenous player | History Defined

Former Collingwood forward Aliesha Newman will run out for Sydney against GWS in Indigenous round. (Rob Prezioso/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

When proud Ningy Ningy woman Aliesha Newman thinks about running onto the SCG as the first Indigenous woman to play for Sydney, she gets goosebumps.

This Saturday's SCG match will not only mark the first women's Sydney derby following the expansion to 18 teams which has included the Swans, but the league's second Indigenous round - an initiative for which Newman pushed hard.

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